Recent content by SFMomof2Boys

Thank you! Just sent him an email!

recommend a great SQ dealer in Northern California? Okay, I'm sold. New unit it is! Can anyone recommend a good SQ dealer who also does repairs in Northern California? From the archives, it looks like SQ service people can refuse to service machines not sold by that dealer, so I would like a...

Wash temp I wash on warm for everything except towels and bedclothes. Those I do on hot. But after reading the forum it sounds like warm is more like lukewarm.

Cycles I use "normal", "heavy duty", and "towels" on my current machine with "prewash" and "extra rinse". No delicates/wools/handwash/silk or other fancy options. Just try to get the kid-stink out of my clothes.... I can't imagine what my laundry will smell like by the time they hit puberty!

Warm Rinse From reading the archives, it seems it is a straightforward job to attach a Y connector (?) to the cold water supply so the water going in is already warm. And it appears a kind guru has posted a wiring diagram with info on which wires to join to make the rinse always warm and/or the...

Here is a different listing. I spoke with the seller and he is selling off machines from the local military base that he bought at a surplus sale. They don't have coin slots, so I'm guessing they are either from the military housing units or the base had free laundromats. Here are the washers...

Both the washer and the dryer are dead. Washer has a bad circuit board, bad door lock, and bad door seal. Dryer heating control element is bad and out of production. So the warranty people are reimbursing my purchase price and BOTH need replaced. I want a NON high efficiency washer, and I want...

So my $2k electrolux front loader set bit the dust after 18 months and 4 service calls. Luckily I'm under warranty so it's not a total loss. After reading the forum, I decided to get a Speed Queen set. I found one set about 3 1/2 hours away that is about 10 years old and looks to be in great...